@micblove.bsky.social
The art is out there…
July 28, 2025 at 1:22 AM
The art is out there…
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"They have borrowed directly from Nazi sources to make the very same points that the Nazis were making. They understand very well that the way to establish a form of government that is not bound by law or reason is to declare a state of emergency." https://trib.al/oj9zJgE
Beware Trump’s Talk of Coming “Emergencies”
Far-right rhetoric is suffused with dark talk of impending calamities. It’s a favorite trope of autocrats who are, themselves, the calamity.
trib.al
July 5, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"They have borrowed directly from Nazi sources to make the very same points that the Nazis were making. They understand very well that the way to establish a form of government that is not bound by law or reason is to declare a state of emergency." https://trib.al/oj9zJgE
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Boston represents
Today in Boston.
Over a million people turned out.
Even the drone couldn't get it all.
#NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest
Over a million people turned out.
Even the drone couldn't get it all.
#NoKingsDay #BostonStrong #ICEProtest
June 15, 2025 at 1:39 AM
Boston represents
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Reminder: the Trump admin put a 22-year-old in charge of the country’s domestic terrorism prevention office.
He graduated college last year. And has no known national security expertise.
But he did work for the Trump campaign.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
He graduated college last year. And has no known national security expertise.
But he did work for the Trump campaign.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
“The Intern in Charge”: Meet the 22-Year-Old Trump’s Team Picked to Lead Terrorism Prevention
One year out of college and with no apparent national security expertise, Thomas Fugate is the Department of Homeland Security official tasked with overseeing the government’s main hub for combating v...
www.propublica.org
June 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Reminder: the Trump admin put a 22-year-old in charge of the country’s domestic terrorism prevention office.
He graduated college last year. And has no known national security expertise.
But he did work for the Trump campaign.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
He graduated college last year. And has no known national security expertise.
But he did work for the Trump campaign.
www.propublica.org/article/trum...
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This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
May 26, 2025 at 10:01 PM
This has always been the GOP's strategy:
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
1) Cut taxes for the wealthy & corporations by claiming they'll pay for themselves.
2) Explode the deficit.
3) Demand cuts to vital programs that help millions.
4) Repeat.
They're trying to get away with it again.
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I agree with Speaker Johnson.
No one should wonder whether a lawmaker is advancing their own financial interest or the public interest.
It makes no sense for lawmakers to own individual stocks. Just ban it.
Members of Congress shouldn't even have the appearance of conflicts.
No one should wonder whether a lawmaker is advancing their own financial interest or the public interest.
It makes no sense for lawmakers to own individual stocks. Just ban it.
Members of Congress shouldn't even have the appearance of conflicts.
May 15, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I agree with Speaker Johnson.
No one should wonder whether a lawmaker is advancing their own financial interest or the public interest.
It makes no sense for lawmakers to own individual stocks. Just ban it.
Members of Congress shouldn't even have the appearance of conflicts.
No one should wonder whether a lawmaker is advancing their own financial interest or the public interest.
It makes no sense for lawmakers to own individual stocks. Just ban it.
Members of Congress shouldn't even have the appearance of conflicts.
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60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
May 15, 2025 at 7:47 PM
60% of American households can’t afford a minimal quality of life.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
Meanwhile, the 19 richest households saw their wealth increase by $1 trillion in 2024 — the biggest one-year increase ever.
Our problem isn't a lack of resources.
Our problem is ever-expanding inequality.
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Translation:
1) Contrary to what this administration has been saying, countries aren't dying to negotiate deals with the US.
2) Instead, Trump will dictate how much US consumers and companies will pay to import goods from other countries.
3) It's absurd.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
1) Contrary to what this administration has been saying, countries aren't dying to negotiate deals with the US.
2) Instead, Trump will dictate how much US consumers and companies will pay to import goods from other countries.
3) It's absurd.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
May 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
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Veterans know about trust - how trust is given and how trust is earned.
Our nation continues to face a crisis of trust - and all of us can and must take action to change that.
Our nation continues to face a crisis of trust - and all of us can and must take action to change that.
May 14, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Veterans know about trust - how trust is given and how trust is earned.
Our nation continues to face a crisis of trust - and all of us can and must take action to change that.
Our nation continues to face a crisis of trust - and all of us can and must take action to change that.
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Big pharma sez wut?
President Trump announces that tomorrow morning he'll sign an executive order he says will "almost immediately" reduce prescription drug and pharmaceutical prices by 30% to 80%.
May 11, 2025 at 10:46 PM
Big pharma sez wut?
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FEMA will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to disaster survivors, per a memo obtained by WIRED this week. It comes as the agency is shifting responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities.
Oh, and it's hurricane preparedness week, btw.
Oh, and it's hurricane preparedness week, btw.
FEMA Is Ending Door-to-Door Canvassing in Disaster Areas
As it shifts responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities, FEMA workers will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to survivors in disaster areas, per a memo obtained by WIRED.
wrd.cm
May 12, 2025 at 1:01 AM
FEMA will stop knocking on doors to provide aid to disaster survivors, per a memo obtained by WIRED this week. It comes as the agency is shifting responsibility for recovery efforts to local authorities.
Oh, and it's hurricane preparedness week, btw.
Oh, and it's hurricane preparedness week, btw.
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To make matters worse, importers are leaving inventory in China ports. Waiting for tariffs to be lowered. If they are lowered enough, there will be a crush to ship them here and transport them when they get here. That will drive transportation costs way up. = More inflation, post tariffs
That means empty shelves, an economic slowdown, and layoffs, actually.
May 8, 2025 at 4:37 PM
To make matters worse, importers are leaving inventory in China ports. Waiting for tariffs to be lowered. If they are lowered enough, there will be a crush to ship them here and transport them when they get here. That will drive transportation costs way up. = More inflation, post tariffs
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Bill Gates accused Elon Musk at least twice in the past week of “killing” children in the world’s poorest countries by cutting foreign aid under the Trump administration.
Bill Gates Accuses Elon Musk of ‘Killing Children’ by Cutting Foreign Aid
www.nytimes.com
May 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Bill Gates accused Elon Musk at least twice in the past week of “killing” children in the world’s poorest countries by cutting foreign aid under the Trump administration.
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So Trump finally reaches the concepts of the framework of a trade deal with a country that we actually have a trade SURPLUS with. In Trump’s vernacular, WE have been ripping THEM off. So now we help them reverse that so we can run a deficit with them. Brilliant.
May 9, 2025 at 2:04 AM
So Trump finally reaches the concepts of the framework of a trade deal with a country that we actually have a trade SURPLUS with. In Trump’s vernacular, WE have been ripping THEM off. So now we help them reverse that so we can run a deficit with them. Brilliant.
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staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
May 8, 2025 at 7:52 PM
staffers are still cleaning up the Kristi Noem mess after she got gutted/filleted by @chrismurphyct.bsky.social
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
this is A MOMENT. #MustWatch
🧢 @trumpfile.org
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President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
Economists warn Trump's research cuts could have dire consequences for GDP
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
www.npr.org
May 8, 2025 at 5:00 PM
President Trump has proposed slashing federal scientific funding. Economists say the long-term consequences could be dire.
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
By @gbrumfiel.bsky.social
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“Trump’s approach to countering China has been so scattershot, so inept, so face-smackingly absurd, that it sometimes seems like a covert policy to destroy America’s reputation,” @dkthomp.bsky.social writes:
The Disturbing Rise of MAGA Maoism
Trump seems to be ceding the future to China while emulating its past.
bit.ly
May 8, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“Trump’s approach to countering China has been so scattershot, so inept, so face-smackingly absurd, that it sometimes seems like a covert policy to destroy America’s reputation,” @dkthomp.bsky.social writes:
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Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
Keep Your Head Up – The Fight for America Isn’t Over-It's ON
Remembering the Generations Who Fought Before Us – and Why We Can’t Be the One to Let This Experiment Fail
adamkinzinger.substack.com
May 7, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Every generation has its defining test. This is ours. Don’t burn out – pace yourself, live your life, and keep pushing. We’re the torchbearers now.
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
adamkinzinger.substack.com/p/keep-your-...
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Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.
“When it comes to .. raw milk, I want to be free to form a relationship with a local farmer, look him in the eyes, pet his cow, and then decide if I feel safe to drink the milk from his farm.”
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
— Casey Means, Trump’s latest surgeon-general nominee.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Trump Picks a ‘MAHA’ Movement Leader for Surgeon General
The president said he would nominate Dr. Casey Means, a California doctor and wellness influencer, to be the next surgeon general.
www.wsj.com
May 8, 2025 at 1:42 AM
Not to be too pro technocrat, but it is astounding how much this country depended on the selflessness of like a few hundred thousand highly educated public servants who, for peanuts, made sure our food and medicine and environment etc were safe. And in return these servants were demonized.
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I genuinely think the biggest story out of DOGE is not the chainsaw cuts to everything but the creation of a massive, digital AI-driven panopticon.
wapo.st/4iNmtLZ
wapo.st/4iNmtLZ
DOGE aims to pool federal data, putting personal information at risk
A centralized system with unprecedented access to data about Social Security, taxes, medical diagnoses and other private information would create vulnerabilities, experts say.
wapo.st
May 7, 2025 at 4:31 PM
I genuinely think the biggest story out of DOGE is not the chainsaw cuts to everything but the creation of a massive, digital AI-driven panopticon.
wapo.st/4iNmtLZ
wapo.st/4iNmtLZ
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THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
May 6, 2025 at 12:02 AM
THE PENTAGON BUDGET JUST HIT A TRILLION DOLLARS.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
Not a single pundit from either political party said “how are we going to pay for it?!”
Don’t dare tell us we cannot ALL have healthcare, housing, and education.
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DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
May 3, 2025 at 7:00 PM
DOGE initially promised to save taxpayers $2 trillion.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
Now it admits it's only delivered $160B in cuts.
And even those minimal savings are nearly wiped out by the cost of implementing DOGE's cuts: $135B.
We're losing vital government services for basically nothing in return.
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Crockett: He wants there to be a portion of the budget that goes up to $1 trillion on the defense side. They have failed the very last seven audits. So why would they continue to get raises, which they always do. Yet we're going to hurt the most vulnerable amongst us.
May 3, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Crockett: He wants there to be a portion of the budget that goes up to $1 trillion on the defense side. They have failed the very last seven audits. So why would they continue to get raises, which they always do. Yet we're going to hurt the most vulnerable amongst us.
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Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
May 3, 2025 at 12:31 AM
Tyrants view educated citizens as their greatest enemy.
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]
Slaveholders stopped the enslaved from learning to read. Nazis burned books. Dictators censor media.
That’s why Trump is attacking education, science, and the arts – to prevent us from learning.
It's Fascism 101. [Cartoon by Adam Zyglis]